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The Last Sweater mit Biologin
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The Last Sweater

What could possibly be the world’s last sweater was created by fashion designer Julian Zigerli, and its message is clear: if we do not take decisive action against climate change now, the time for snuggly jumpers will soon be gone.

Join the Last Sweater as it travels to Spitsbergen, where the ice lasts all year round

The last chance

We are the first generation to experience climate change first-hand, and we will probably be the last to be able to do anything about it. Global warming particularly affects the polar regions, with dramatic consequences for humans and nature alike. But what happens there affects all of us. This is why we need to listen carefully to people from Longyearbyen on Spitsbergen when they say that we must now do everything in our power to stop global warming.

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The Last Sweater mit Pfarrer

I see global warming as one of humanity’s three greatest ethical challenges, alongside war and poverty. Everyone is connected – and this is a problem that can only be tackled together.

Leif Magne Helgesen, priest in Longyearbyen
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The Last Sweater mit Klimaforscher

The fjord by Longyearbyen used to freeze over more than a metre thick each winter. In the last 10 years, it hasn’t frozen over once.

Kim Holmén, International Director of the Norwegian Polar Institute
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The Last Sweater mit Biologin

Over the last five years, these things are really happening: the permafrost is melting, houses are subsiding.

Pernille Bronken Eidesen, professor of Arctic Biology
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The Last Sweater mit Bürgermeister von Spitzbergen

Climate change drives our political agenda here. It dictates where we live, and where we cannot live.

Arild Olsen, Longyearbyen local council leader
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We must now do everything in our power to stop global warming.